'It's never acceptable': RSPCA probing kitten dumping cases

The RSPCA is investigating two cruel cases of animal dumping where young cats were abandoned in freezing conditions.

The first case involved five kittens being dumped in a laundry basket outside the RSPCA’s shelter at Lonsdale, in Adelaide’s south.

The male kittens, estimated to be about six weeks old, were found cold and wet by a staff member who was arriving for work early on Saturday morning.

Two cases of kitten dumping unfolded in Adelaide at the weekend. (9NEWS) (9news)"It is never acceptable to treat that animal like garbage and dump them,” the RSPCA said. (9NEWS) (0mews)

“There was a hailstorm warning in the Lonsdale area on Saturday, yet someone decided to leave these five vulnerable babies with nothing effective to protect them from the elements and no guarantee they would be rescued in time,” RSPCA SA Inspector Cheryl Doudle said.

“The humane decision would have been to take the animals to an animal shelter during opening hours.”

The second case involved a young tabby cat that was found crying in a zipped up sports bag in a suburban park on Atkell Avenue at Campbelltown, on Sunday afternoon.

The one-year-old male cat was again shivering and frightened before being taken into care by the RSPCA.